Sony Controls Over Half of the Global Console Market
This share comes down to a total of $19.7 billion spent by gamers, which is split between hardware, software, and service markets. Apparently, Sony is also estimating that this domination of the console market will continue into 2017, and the company is even predicting that its sales will reach above the $20 million mark, placing this additional rise on the continued expansion of the digital gaming market.
This, of course, comes down to the huge success of the PS4. The console had almost double the market share of Microsoft’s Xbox One, with the Microsoft system reaching an install base of just over 27 million by the end of 2016. With that in mind, it’s easy to see how Sony could take up such a large portion of the market in general.
At the moment, the PS4 itself doesn’t show much sign of slowing down, either, with continued strong sales into 2017. Sony’s console took the top spot in sales in both January and February, which is a testament to the staying power of the PS4.
However, 2017 will bring with it many more challenges for Sony, with its competitors stepping up their attempts to take back control of console gaming. Nintendo has now launched the Switch console, which has had a very solid start to its life on the market, while Microsoft will also release Project Scorpio by the end of the year. It’s certainly a tougher line-up of competition than Sony faced in 2016, which means that the company may need to find other ways to keep its stranglehold on the market.
Of course, releasing interesting new software for the PS4 will certainly help matters, and the start of 2017 is already going well from that point of view. After all, Horizon: Zero Dawn is now Sony’s best-selling new intellectual property for the PS4, selling a phenomenal 2.6 million copies since its launch. Sony will no doubt be hoping that other releases over the course of 2017 will be equally as strong.
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IlcamorristaPosted:
ZTG Well obviously, the hardware in the recent consoles has been superior for gaming than Xbox One's.
Can the specs eve get any better?
IlcamorristaPosted:
CyimkingThat is true PS could have something up there sleve.Xbox And then the project Scorpio came in and changed the game forever.
Nah. All giant companies know what each company is doing behind the scene so I am positively sure that PS will release a product that will compete with this. Either this year or next year.
IlcamorristaPosted:
Catwoman Sony is always a boss. They were around way before M$. PS1 is what will carry sony's image forever :)
I agree with you about the PS1 but theres releasing too many of the same consoles.
DusknoirPosted:
Sony is always a boss. They were around way before M$. PS1 is what will carry sony's image forever :)
ODSTPosted:
Nicholas I'm kind of surprised that Sony took over the market. Xbox is by far the better console in comparison.
They've had this market dominated for the past 4 year. Where have you been lol
CyimkingPosted:
Xbox And then the project Scorpio came in and changed the game forever.
Nah. All giant companies know what each company is doing behind the scene so I am positively sure that PS will release a product that will compete with this. Either this year or next year.
DeftonesPosted:
Well obviously, the hardware in the recent consoles has been superior for gaming than Xbox One's.
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